Notre Dame youth get past N.C. State Jeschke, Crotts lead way to Major Girls win

Recreation roundup

February 09, 1993|By Rich Scherr | Rich Scherr,Contributing Writer

Kristen Jeschke hit a pair of free throws with time winding down to give Notre Dame of the Howard County Youth Program a 30-28 win over N.C. State in Major Girls basketball last week.

Down by 10 points early in the fourth quarter, the Irish rallied behind the offense of Shelley Crotts (10 points), Jeschke (nine) and Megan Corrao (five).

The aggressive rebounding of Kara Svehla and Jennifer Crivelli and Amy Rohrbacher's two steals also helped their effort.

State's Mallory Groves led all scorers with 17, Robyn Catzva added six and Becky Nelson went 2-for-2 at the foul line.

The Wolfpack's Jennifer Smith, Katie Cardoni, Natalia Policelli and Shannon Pratt helped their team to its lead with strong rebounding and defense.

In another close contest, Miami held off Boston College, 20-19.

The Hurricanes were led by strong play at both ends by Mary Christine (eight points), Devyb Sutton (eight) and Deanne Breithaupt (five), along with tough defense from Alifia Poonawala and Tasha Gray's 11 rebounds.

Boston College had balanced scoring, getting six from Kari Signor, four from Sarah Walsh, three from Kelly Neale and two each from Rebecca Kulak, Kelly Collins and Sarah Dence.

The tenacious defense of Fana Walcott led to a number of steals, denying the Blaze several good scoring opportunities. The Ninja Terrapins' defense was also strong under the basket, where it controlled the boards.